This is top lighting, which is very dramatic! To achieve this you position the light directly over the subject, which bleaches out the top areas, gradually fading down into contrast, and then disappearing. This is great for theatrical effects, but BEWARE... in daylight circumstances, this is replicating mid day overhead sunshine, and you would need to use a diffuser to avoid an unflattering effect on your subjects.
I like how you have chosen to change your image to black and white. It still shows what the different types of lighting does to a subject. Good use of top lighting really shows off the top of the pineapple as well as some detail at the bottom.
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